The purpose of this study was to compare the muscular
strength and endurance of thirty-two men 51 to 79 years of age who
engage in weight training (WT), aerobic training (AT), cross training
(CT), or no training (S). ...

The incidence of falls is common in older adults and becomes more frequent
with advancing age. Falls and injuries associated with falls are among the most
debilitating and traumatic medical problems encountered by the ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has made the promotion
of regular physical activity a national health objective, and experts believe that
physical education can play a significant role in the promotion ...

Offering courses that promote, encourage, and support physical activity
among college students has been an aim of physical education departments for the
past century (Sargeant, 1900). Even so, this population has been ...

Discordance in bone mass between young adult swimmers and soccer players
may be a direct result of differences in bone loading patterns that influence bone
mineralization during growth. Our aim was to evaluate whether ...

Sex differences in bone mass and size are thought to contribute to the greater
incidence of vertebral fractures in women. While these sex differences are widely
recognized, the relative contributions of bone mass, bone ...

The National Women's Health Information Center reports that domestic
violence is the leading cause of injury to American women and that nearly one-third
of American women have been physically assaulted by their signifi ...

Sleep is an active process that affects an individual's daily functioning and
physical and mental health. It is also beneficial for an individual's overall health and
well being. Children with autism often have difficu ...

Tibial stress fractures are common in runners. However, it is unclear what
factors are associated with tibial stress fractures. This study aimed to investigate 1)
magnitudes of bone contact forces occurring while runni ...

Manual wheelchair propulsion is a physiologically stressful and biomechanically inefficient form of locomotion. The repetitious nature of propulsion puts wheelchair uses at high risk for developing upper extremity overus ...

A measurement system has been developed to continuously record pressure data between the sole of the foot and the shoe. Five force sensing resistors are mounted to an insole suitable for shoe insertion. The sensors are l ...